Ocean And Motion Stock Photos


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Ocean And Motion Stock Photos by Professional Photographer Phillip Colla. Ocean And Motion stock photography.
Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge, Newport Beach, California

Wedge Wave, The Wedge

Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above.  San Clemente Island, Phyllospadix

Surfgrass, San Clemente Island

Bigeye trevally jacks, motion blur, schooling, Caranx sexfasciatus, Darwin Island

Bigeye Jack, Darwin Island

Sunset wave, Ponto, Carlsbad, California

Ponto Surf, Carlsbad

Brown pelican in flight.  The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. Long exposure shows motion as a blur. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status.  In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with dark brown hindneck and bright red gular throat pouch, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla

Brown Pelican, La Jolla

Juvenile garibaldi in motion, Hypsypops rubicundus, Catalina Island

Garibaldi, Catalina Island

Kelp frond in motion, time exposure, Macrocystis pyrifera, Santa Barbara Island

Giant Kelp, Santa Barbara Island

Blacksmith in motion, San Clemente island, Chromis punctipinnis, San Clemente Island

Blacksmith, San Clemente Island

Western gull, Larus occidentalis

Western Gull

A garibaldi fish (orange), surf grass (green) and palm kelp (brown) on the rocky reef -- all appearing blurred in this time exposure -- are tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above.  San Clemente Island, Phyllospadix, Hypsypops rubicundus

Surfgrass, San Clemente Island

Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge, Newport Beach, California

Newport Surf, The Wedge

Brown pelican in flight.  The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. Long exposure shows motion as a blur. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status.  In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with dark brown hindneck and bright red gular throat pouch, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla

Brown Pelican, La Jolla

Booby in flight, motion blur, Darwin Island

Booby In Flight, Darwin Island

Double-crested cormorant in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California

Double-crested Cormorant, La Jolla

Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above.  San Clemente Island, Phyllospadix

Surfgrass, San Clemente Island

Water flows past beach cobblestones, blur, Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington

Ruby Beach

Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. Ponto, South Carlsbad, California

Ponto Surf, Carlsbad

Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California

Double-crested Cormorant, La Jolla

Childrens Pool (Casa Cove), waves blur at sunrise, La Jolla, California

Childrens Pool (Casa Cove), La Jolla

Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California

Double-crested Cormorant, La Jolla

Galapagos hogfish, motion blur, Bodianus eclancheri, Cousins

Harlequin Wrasse, Cousins

Yellowtail surgeonfish, motion blur, Prionurus laticlavius, Cousins

Yellow-tailed Surgeonfish, Cousins

Kelp in motion, swaying back and forth in ocean surge and waves, blurred due to long time exposure, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Kelp In Motion, Guadalupe Island

Kelp in motion, swaying back and forth in ocean surge and waves, blurred due to long time exposure, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Kelp In Motion, Guadalupe Island

Sunset, tidepools and blurry water and mist, Pacific Grove, California

Pacific Grove

Pacific mackerel, long exposure show motion as a blur.  Mackerel are some of the fastest fishes in the ocean, with smooth streamlined torpedo-shaped bodies, they can swim hundreds of miles in a year, Scomber japonicus

Pacific Mackerel


Updated: November 7, 2009